Calling All Monsignor Bonner High Alumni!
Join the Movement
By Madonna Sutter, Director of Advancement
Dear Friends of the Augustinians,
W
e never know what’s in store for us, do we? Our lives have been upended, disconnected and chaotic. There is a level of uncertainty that exists, the likes of which we’ve never seen before.
Many plans have been postponed or canceled. We would much prefer to see you in person, and so, we will wait until we can safely do so. Several months ago, a handful of friars and I got together to begin talking about an Augustinian reunion with our alumni from Msgr. Bonner High School. Bonner and the Augustinians began their journey together in 1953, and our friars served there until 2009. It was a sad day for the friars to leave a school which they had served so happily for 56 years and where many vocations originated. Madonna Sutter, Director of Advancement
I am always amazed at the number of Bonner alumni I encounter who have such strong connections to friars who made a lasting impact on their lives. We want to celebrate these connections and reconnect with you in a special way. We do not have a date in mind yet but hope for the Fall/Winter of 2021. We will wait to confirm a date until we have more definite news regarding a vaccine. In the meantime, if you graduated from Bonner or worked there, have an Augustinian-Bonner connection story that you’d like to share, or can help me to connect to other Bonner alumni, please contact me. Those of you with significant Bonner networks, please help us to spread the word. I look forward to a time when we can safely celebrate the Augustinian legacy and alumni of Msgr. Bonner High School. Get out your yearbooks, your Bonner memorabilia and prepare to reunite with the Augustinian-Bonner community. Madonna Sutter Director of Advancement email: madonna.sutter@augustinian.org phone: 267.272.3048
Important information about the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act • If you do not itemize deductions, you may take an “above-the-line” deduction for up to $300 in cash gifts you make to the Augustinians on gifts made in 2020. • If you do itemize, you may deduct up to the entire amount of your adjusted gross income (AGI) for cash gifts made in 2020. •
Required minimum distributions (RMDs) from IRAs and other “defined contribution” retirement plans have been waived for 2020.
For more detailed information, visit: https://augustinian.plannedgiving.org/cares-act
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Augustinian Friars who worked at and graduated from Msgr. Bonner High School (l-r): Fr. Gus Esposito, O.S.A., Fr. Steve Curry, O.S.A., Fr. Frank Devlin, O.S.A. and Fr. Dan McLaughlin, O.S.A.
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